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December 24, 2004
functionMATHCOUNTSAMCAIME

Problem Statement

The radius of Earth at the equator is approximately 4000 miles. Suppose a jet flies once around Earth at a speed of 500 miles per hour relative to Earth. If the flight path is a neglibile height above the equator, then, among the following choices, the best estimate of the number of hours of flight is:
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 25<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 75<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 50<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 100<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 25 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 8 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 75 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 50 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 100